Ted Whittemore advises public, private, emerging and nonstock/non-profit businesses on a broad range of corporate, securities and governance matters with a focus on general corporate law, registered and exempt securities offerings, SEC compliance representation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. Ted has represented issuers and investors in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities and has advised securities professionals (broker-dealers, investment advisers, and their personnel) on registration, reporting and other regulatory and compliance matters. He advises public companies with their ongoing regulatory matters, including periodic reporting with the SEC, corporate disclosure and finance, stock exchange listing compliance, short-swing and insider trading matters, proxy regulation and deregistration issues. Ted has represented both buyers and sellers in merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions and has advised directors and officers with respect to their fiduciary obligations under state corporate laws. He also advises clients with respect to the formation, management and on-going operations of privately-held and nonstock/non-profit business entities. Ted has authored or co-authored a number of publications on issues including state corporate laws, SEC regulations, insider trading, securities offerings, financial privacy, and electronic financial services.